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Make October 15th (Pregnancy and Infant loss remembrance day) an official day.
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3,564 signatures
What the petition asks
Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day is a day of remembrance for pregnancy loss and infant death, which includes but is not limited to miscarriage, stillbirth, SIDS, or the death of a newborn.
It is observed annually in the United States and Canada and, in recent years, in the United Kingdom and in the Australian States of Western Australia and New South Wales, in Italy on behalf of a charity named Piccoli Angeli.
The day is observed with remembrance ceremonies and candle-lighting vigils, concluding with the International Wave of Light, a worldwide lighting of candles at 7:00 p.m.
The day is observed with remembrance ceremonies and candle-lighting vigils, concluding with the International Wave of Light, a worldwide lighting of candles at 7:00 p.m.
Timeline
| 29 Jul 2015 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 29 Jan 2016 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
3,564
Status
Closed
Opened
29 Jul 2015
Closed
29 Jan 2016
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